Kemenristekdikti and UAD Held Training for SINTA Verifiers

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Directorate of Research and Community Service of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (Kemenristekdikti), in collaboration with Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD), will conduct verification training on Indexing and Citation System (SINTA). The event will be held on April 17-18, 2018 at Hotel Grand Dafam Rohan Jogja on Jl. Janti-Gedong Kuning, Banguntapan, Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY). The number of the training participants is 100, consisting of representatives of universities and Kopertis.

The purpose of this event is to synchronize perception of the features and facilities that will be provided by the trainer to the verifiers, as well as to provide assistance, technical guidance, and problem solving methods in the process of verifying data of lecturers and institutions in each university. Finally, the event is also intended as guidance for the verifiers in the university, in order to maintain the quality of existing data in SINTA.

Directorate General of Technology Research and Development launched SINTA as a system that can be used by policy makers in conducting lecturer performance evaluation. It can also be used as a reference for lecturers and researchers to view the journals recommended by Kemenristekdikti.

SINTA version 2.0 that has been launched (4/8/2017), has a new look and content from 30,000 authors in 959 journals. In January 2018, the number of authors who have been registered to SINTA is over 80,000. To implement SINTA optimally, data verification activities are required to regulate data collection mechanisms, as well as to ensure valid incoming data which are in accordance with the performance of each author.

Therefore, in 2018, SINTA verification that was originally centralized will be delegated to universities to facilitate and speed up the verification process. As a part of the delegating process of the verification, training is needed for verification trainers and SINTA verifiers.

Son Ali (UAD), Sam Farisa Chaerul Havian (UNISSULA), Dr. Kasiyarno, M.Hum. (UAD Rector), Tole Sutikno, Ph.D. (Head of LPPI UAD), Ira Nurhayati Djarot (Director of Research and Development System), and Sjaeful Irwan (Sub Directorate of Research and Development Information System) will be present as the speakers.

Hopefully, this training will be useful to evaluate the performance of lecturers and universities in an effective and efficient way, in order to increase the number and quality of research as a form of the implementation of Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi. (doc)

UAD Post-Graduate Alumni Meeting

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The Postgraduate Program of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) held an alumni meeting with a series of congress events, a national seminar and workshop. The event that took place on Saturday (14/4/2018) in the west hall of the new building in campus 4 UAD on Jln. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, was attended by 140 alumni from various regions in Indonesia.

On this occasion, there were a handover of book donation by alumni and a congress election of the Graduate Program Alumni Board of Ahmad Dahlan (Hapsada). In addition, there were a national seminar entitled "Increasing the Role of UAD Graduates Based on the Excellence of the Study Programs", and an internationally renowned scientific writing workshop.

While giving a speech at the opening of the event, Vice Rector I UAD, Dr. Muchlas, M.T. conveyed that UAD is an urban university. It is in accordance with the mandate of the founding fathers that UAD is an urban university.

"Currently, UAD has one major campus and satellite campuses," Muchlas said jokingly.

He expressed his expectation that the alumni of UAD could contribute to the development of UAD to become an advanced university trusted by the public. Muchlas stated that alumni had an important role in building trust from external stakeholders.

"The meeting is not just for the nostalgia and ceremonies. With this meeting, we must get something remarkable to formulate strategies to develop the community, the university, and the workplace of the alumni," he said.

Meanwhile, the Director of UAD Graduate, Prof. Dr. Achmad Mursyidi, M.Sc., Apt., expressed his expectation that, with this activity, there would be a good relationship between university and alumni.

"It is impossible for each to stand alone. We must work together. Both of these elements must mutually support each other in order to achieve an improvement and trust from the people," said Mursyidi. (ard)

An UAD Student Won Second Place in Most Outstanding Student (Mawapres) Awards in Kopertis V

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Ika Suciwati, a student of English Education (PBI) Study Program of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) mnaged to become the 2nd winner of Most Outstanding Student (Mawapres) awards on Private Higher Education Coordinator (Kopertis) V level of Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY).

The Mawapres awards event was held in the Office of Kopertis V DIY on Jln. Tentara Pelajar No. 13, Yogyakarta on Thursday (5/4/2018). In this event, Ika outperformed candidates from several other private universities, such as UTY, Atma Jaya, Alma Ata, and UMY.

"The highest score lies in achievement. At least there are about 15 achievements that I have achieved in the past year," explained Ika who comes from Kananga, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) this.

Her achievements include Best Paper ASEAN Youth Cultural Exposure 2017 (Bangkok-Thailand), Best Idea ASEAN International Summit 2017 (Malaysia), Judge of Science Government Debate Competition held by UGM, Grand Finalist of the 2018 Asian English Olympics (Jakarta) TOP 3 Best Novice Speaker of the 2018 Asian English Olympics (Jakarta), judge of Antar Bangsa Competition (SMAN 8 Yogyakarta), judge of International Competition (SMAN 7 Jogjakarta), Best Team of ASEAN International Summit 2017 (Malaysia), The Youngest Presenter of 9th International Conference on Language, Innovation, Culture and Education 2018 (Thailand).

With her background as a debater, Ika, who is currently in her 6th semester, immediately prepared herself to participate in the National University Debating Championship (NUDC) and National level Mawapres competition.

"Alhamdulillah, this victory is thanks to the support of various parties. The key is to be patient and do your best. I am very grateful for this victory. However, in the future, there are still many events that I must participate in, so there is no need for me to drag on this euphoria," she said.

Ika’s achievements are legendary for UAD, especially PBI Study Program. It is because, she successfully represents PBI study program in Mawapres Awards in Kopertis V for three years in a row. The two finalists who managed to win this event is Lidya Tarmidzani Putri (Second place winner of Mawapres Awards in Kopertis V DIY 2017) and Iqwan Sanjani (Third place winner of Mawapres Awards in Kopertis V DIY and Best 15 Finalists of National Mawapres Awards 2016). (ard)

An UAD Lecturer Reveals the Importance of Drug Sovereignty in Indonesia

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On one occasion during a visit to the editorial office of one of print media in Yogyakarta, Dr. Kintoko, M.Sc., Apt., a lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) explained about medicine in Indonesia.

He, who is holding a position as the Head of Department of Research and Ummat Empowerment from Healthcare Professionals for Sharia (Help-S), revealed that based on studies, about 60 percent of the Indonesian drug market is dominated by products from China. The rest is dominated by products from India, America and a number of other countries. According to him, although Indonesia actually has abundant natural resources, the contribution it gives to the medicinal field is still very small.

With the enormous potential of natural resources, Indonesia should be able to meet its own needs of medicines independently. It is a very important thing to do, given that, so far, about 96 percent of the active drug ingredients in Indonesia are still supplied by other countries.

"It is time for Indonesia to have drug sovereignty. According to the data, Indonesia spends 11 trillion rupiah budget in a year to import raw ingredients of drugs," said Kintoko.

He added that, according to the Ministry of Industry, Indonesia has a surplus in active drug ingredients which are obtained from oil and gas industries. Indonesia also has 37,000 species of medicinal plants and 350,000 traditional herbs that can be used to support drug sovereignty.

In response to this issue, Kintoko highlighted the development of the national pharmaceutical industry towards drug sovereignty.

"Indonesia has no strict policy. Raw materials and medicines from abroad can still easily be exported. Meanwhile, when we want to produce our own medicines that actually have better quality, we are constrained with high production cost which affects the selling price," he said.

Given how important drug is, Kintoko will be one of the speakers at a seminar entitled "Indonesia Sehat dalam Rahmat dan Lindungan Allah, Kedaulatan Obat Indonesia" or “Healthy Indonesia in the Grace and Protection of Allah, Drug Sovereignty in Indonesia”. The seminar will be held on Saturday (14/4/2018) at Pratama Hospital on Jln. Kolonel Sugiono No. 98, Karanganyar, Mergangsan, Yogyakarta.

"This seminar will be held as a solution. The government must at least know the potential that Indonesia possesses in medicinal field, so that it can be a guide to construct policy concerning national drug sovereignty," he concluded. (doc)

PGSD UAD Equips Students with Disaster Mitigation Competence

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Primary School Teacher Education Study Program (PGSD) of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) held a joint lecture of Social Science (IPS) Learning Materials on Saturday (7/4/2018). This lecture was in order to welcome Disaster Preparedness Day (HKB) and prepare prospective Primary School (SD) educators who are tough in dealing with disasters.

The activities were held on the 3rd floor classroom of the new building of campus 5 UAD. The event was attended by 350 PGSD students of semester 4. Present as the speaker was Budi Santoso, S.Psi. from Risk Reduction and Preparedness Division of Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC).

According to Budi, prospective educators must be equipped with disaster-related capabilities. They must at least master management and preparedness mechanisms.

"Disaster response capability should be owned by educator candidates. They are agents of change that have the potential to minimize the impact of disasters," he said.

He added that all elements in the society, including universities, should contribute to reducing the risk of disaster. From his explanation, disasters are divided into several types, i. e. natural, non-natural, and social disasters.

Meanwhile, one of the lecturers of IPS Learning Materials course, Kirana Prama Dewi, S. Sos., M.Pd. explained that this activity was aimed at optimizing the potential of educators in realizing schools immune to disasters.

"We want to prepare prospective educators who are responsive to disasters. The material presented is related to natural phenomena and mitigation that should be taught at primary schools," said Kirana. (ard)

LAPAN Bekali Ilmu Astronomi Mahasiswa UAD

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Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional (LAPAN) Indonesia memberikan pelatihan kepada mahasiswa Pendidikan Fisika S1 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) (4-5/5/2018). Lembaga pemerintah nonkementerian ini membekali mahasiswa dengan ilmu astronomi, khususnya mengenai polusi cahaya dan pengelolaan planetarium.

Eko Nursulistyo, M.Pd. dosen Pendidikan Fisika menerangkan, pelatihan ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan keilmuan bidang astronomi kepada mahasiswa. Selain itu, mahasiswa akan mendapatkan Surat Keterangan Pendamping Ijazah (SKPI) yang dapat digunakan setelah lulus kuliah.

“Kerja sama dengan LAPAN ini untuk membekali mahasiswa dengan keterampilan pengelolaan planetarium. Di sisi lain, kami juga memberikan pengetahuan mengenai polusi cahaya, cara mendeteksi polusi cahaya, dan mengelola datanya,” jelas Eko.

Sementara Drs. Gunawan Admiranto, peneliti fisika matahari dari LAPAN mengungkapkan, kegiatan ini merupakan salah satu pemenuhan fungsi LAPAN untuk memberikan pendidikan keantariksaan kepada masyarakat.

“Kami memberikan edukasi kepada mahasiswa, harapannya mereka menularkan kepada masyarakat. Jadi rantai keilmuannya tidak terputus. Dalam pelatihan ini, kami juga menyediakan mini planetarium dengan kapasitas maksimal 15 orang yang bisa dioperasikan mahasiswa,” paparnya ketika ditemui di auditorium kampus 2 UAD, Jln. Pramuka 42, Yogyakarta.

Gunawan menambahkan, yang paling penting dari pelatihan ini adalah mengenai polusi cahaya. Dijelaskannya, dalam jangka panjang polusi cahaya dapat memengaruhi energi, kesehatan, dan lingkungan.

“Polusi cahaya tidak hanya memengaruhi pandangan terhadap benda-benda luar angkasa. Pada tahap jangka panjang, akan berpengaruh terhadap ketahanan energi, kesehatan manusia, dan perubahan lingkungan. Polusi cahaya mengubah fase terjaga manusia dan hewan.”

Ia mencontohkan saat ini sudah jarang terlihat kunang-kunang, kelelawar, dan hewan malam sejenisnya. Yang cukup parah, reproduksi dari penyu terganggu akibat polusi cahaya. Polusi ini mengakibatkan cahaya bertahan selama 24 jam, separuh dari matahari, sisanya dari cahaya lampu.

Saat ini polusi cahaya dianggap sebagai masalah yang cukup serius mengingat dampaknya terhadap siklus kehidupan makhluk hidup. Meskipun sulit ditangani, masalah ini harus diselesaikan oleh semua pihak. Hal yang paling sederhana dengan mematikan lampu yang tidak digunakan dan tidak memancarkan cahaya lampu ke atas. (ard)

UAD Management Equips Students with Entrepreneur and Cooperative Skills

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The number of cooperatives in Indonesia is of the highest in the world with 212,315 cooperatives. However, in terms of quality, they are still far from expectations. This is indicated by the low cooperative impact on Indonesia's gross domestic product which is around 4.48%.

Although there is a tendency for it to increase, it is still lacking, considering the ideals of cooperative as Saka Guru (foundation) of Indonesian economy. Out of the 200 thousand cooperatives in Indonesia, only 3 of them are included in the 300 major cooperatives of the world. According to the International Cooperative Consultant (ICA), 3 of them are Koperasi Warga Semen Gresik (KWSG), Kospin Jasa, and Koperasi Karyawan Telkomsel (KISEL).

The contribution of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) to the Indonesian economy reaches 60%. However, UMKM still have to face various challenges, such as access to capital, marketing, management, licensing, to competing with big investors.

In terms of management, not many UMKM have a clear legal entity. Thus, many UMKM still cannot be reached by financing institution (bankable). The government has provided a solution with the existence of Small Micro Business License (IUMK) so that UMKM can be accessed by financial institution. However, it still needs to be socialized more intensively.

Looking at these problems, Management study program of Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) held a national seminar on cooperatives and UMKM with the headline "Realizing World-Class Cooperatives and UMKM".

Present as the speakers were Drs. Setyo Heriyanto, M.M. as the Director of Financial Services Cooperative (LSP KJK) Jakarta, Dr. Purwoko, S.E., M.M. who is a Management lecturer from UAD, as well as the Head of the Association of Pati Cooperatives, and Drs. Tri Saktiyana, M.Si. who also serves as the Head of Department of Cooperatives and UMKM DIY.

The event which took place on Saturday (7/4/2018) at the auditorium of campus 1 UAD on Jln. Kapas 9, Semaki, Yogyakarta aimed to discuss strategies for managing cooperatives and UMKM that would be beneficial to the welfare of the community. In addition, it served as a medium for socialization of the policy of empowerment of cooperatives and UMKM by the government and related parties. For students, the event became a means of learning about entrepreneurship and cooperatives. (ard / doc)

UAD Invites Students to Conduct Research on Renewable Energy Sources

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Renewable energy is energy source from nature that can be produced continuously without having to wait for a long period of time. It is in contrast to fossil-based energy. On the day of Earth Hour 2018, Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) commemorated it by turning off the lights in kampus 4 areas from 20:30 to 21:30 pm.

Earth Hour is a global campaign of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that began in 2007, as a way to involve the community in saving energy use. In Yogyakarta, UAD was the only university that commemorated it in 2018 with the headline "A Message from Year 2050, Energy Saving for the Future, Romantic Night with UAD".

Vice Rector III of UAD, Dr. Abdul Fadlil, M.T. in his speech invited all students to protect and preserve the earth. According to him, by preserving the earth, human life cycle would be maintained.

"The earth is damaged by humanity itself. Destroying the earth equals damaging other populations. Most of the current damages are dominated by a series of events caused by humans," he explained on Saturday (24/3/2018).

Furthermore, he explains that there are only a few renewable resources, such as solar, geothermal, wind, and water. The management of these resources is being intensified in various parts of the world. For that, Abdul Fadlil invited all UAD students to try to make innovation and creation in the field of renewable energy sources.

"Although there are already some studies on alternative energy sources, this is still an actual issue. We expect UAD students to do research on renewable energy," he explained. (ard)

UAD Internal League Officially Began

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The internal League of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) Yogyakarta is a football league that is held with the purpose of giving a means for students to develop their talent. In addition, an equally important role of the event is to strengthen inter-departmental and faculty relationships as well as introduce “UAD FC” football club.

According to Yudhiakto Pramudya, Ph.D., the coach of Football Student Activity Unit (UKM), UAD Internal League 2018 is held on the initiation of UKM and UAD FC management.

"This league is a good occasion to maintain relationship between students, lecturers, and employees. The main concern is monitoring new rookies for UAD FC who will compete in Regional League 3 of DIY," said Yudhiakto.

Meanwhile, according to UAD FC management representative, Ulinnuha Yudiansa Putra, S.E., M.Acc., Ak., they were hoping to select superior football players from UAD students. He added that this selection process was a form of non-academic career support for students.

The selected players will be included in UKM of Football, Orion UAD (Yogyakarta city competition), as well as UAD FC (League 3).

There are a total of 21 teams participating in the competition consisting of various UAD study programs, faculties, lecturers, and employees. The competition used group system. There are 4 groups consisting of 5 to 6 teams for each group. Later on, the teams who have the rights to compete in the next round are the first- and second- place winners of each group.

Currently, the game has entered its second week. The first week began on Saturday (31/3/2018). The match takes place in Potorono and Tamanan fields every Saturday and Sunday. (ard)

Photovoice Research Collaboration

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Faculty of Psychology of Ahmad Dahlan University (UAD) Yogyakarta held a research collaboration on photovoice with the University of South Africa. This program is the implementation of the MoU involving both parties that has been going on for two years.

To introduce photovoice, a workshop was held with Prof. Mohamed Seedat and Prof. Shahnaaz Suffla who are experts on Community Psychology, University of South Africa as the speakers on Monday (2/4/2018).

The event that took place in the main courtroom of campus 1 UAD, on Jln. Kapas 9, Semaki, Yogyakarta was attended by lecturers and practitioners from various universities and institutions. Dr. Ahmad Muhammad Diponegoro, M.Ag., as the head of the research explained that this cooperation was aimed to strengthen the relationship between the two universities as well as to develop scientific knowledge.

On a separate occasion, Vice Rector IV, Prof. Sarbiran, M.Ed., Ph.D., explained that the cooperation between both parties can be extended into other fields.

"In order to develop the university, cooperation with various parties is needed to improve the quality of the university. We hope that the cooperation can be extended, not only on research, but also on the fields of community service and education," he explained.

As a result of the workshop, which was held on Friday (6/4/2018), the photovoice results from the participants, who were mostly women, were exhibited. (ard)